Palladium catalysed C–N bond formation in supercritical carbon dioxide has been accomplished. Carbamic acid formation is avoided in part through the use of an N-silylamine as the coupling partner. Employing a catalyst system of Pd2dba3 (1 mol%) and 2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl (
